Woodworking enthusiasts thread

[Darkbreeze]

Yeah that cutting board looks great.

@gardenman you should have left your desk post. It looks good too.

Agreed. In fact, I almost restored it, but figured I'd leave it up to him and not put back what he took down since I don't know why he took it down.

 

[gardenman]

Thanks for the comments, I restored my post.

The reason I deleted it is because I knew there would be multiple questions about why is there PCs on a "upper" desk which are "unusable". The fact is, these older PCs were being turned on and used remotely each day. I know, it's a weird looking desk, but it was built exactly how I wanted it and months of thought and design went into it.

 

[Darkbreeze]

All the more reason why there's no reason for you to have removed it. Purpose built furniture is always more interesting than anything that just imitates what you can just go to the store and buy.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I think it looks good and I like how you planned it out and then built it.

Obviously I like USAFRet's bookcase and chairs but I saw them as they were built in the mod home improvement thread and commented there.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Silly little project I turned out of a chunk of tangled Juniper rootball for my mom's "fairy garden". She has a bunch of miniature fairies, gnomes, etc., so this fits right in. But, it's good practice for other, less silly projects later on.

 

[Andrew7788]

Nice info here on this thread I also love wood work and building wood ship kit is my hobby.

 

[Benjamin22044]

Woodworks are literally very fascinating and when polished well, wooden objects appear so good. However, I recently learned that instead of destructive manufacturing method, laser cutting of wooden articles is a lot easier and it also costs less. Looking to learn a lot more about laser cutting and its effect on wood.

 

[USAFRet]

Woodworks are literally very fascinating and when polished well, wooden objects appear so good. However, I recently learned that instead of destructive manufacturing method, laser cutting of wooden articles is a lot easier and it also costs less. Looking to learn a lot more about laser cutting and its effect on wood.

Costs less?

Light engraving, probably. My previous 3D printer can do that.

Actual cutting? Unless it is VERY light/then wood, with a small item, you need a VERY beefy device. $$$$.

Laser cutting machine for large format: SP Series

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Call them and request a quote. Be sure you're sitting down.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yes, they are definitely not in the "costs less" category.

 

[Darkbreeze]

This is fricking awesome. I may have to make one of these once my knee is well enough to be traipsing around in the garage again, and the weather is a little warmer. Really well done, and totally original. Never seen anything like it.

 

[USAFRet]

In the context of our flooring downstairs, there is a single doorway. Medium dark bamboo throughout.
I want to do a strip like this in the passthrough space.
I was shot down.

 

[Darkbreeze]

No point in arguing further since she must be obeyed. LOL.

I like it though. Looks aggregated, "raised" or "textured" though. Hard to tell from the picture. I think I'd like it more if that rock transition was flat and smooth. Maybe SWMBO might as well, then again, she might not.

 

[USAFRet]

No point in arguing further since she must be obeyed. LOL.

I like it though. Looks aggregated, "raised" or "textured" though. Hard to tell from the picture. I think I'd like it more if that rock transition was flat and smooth. Maybe SWMBO might as well, then again, she might not.

If I did it, it would be absolutely flat, level with the flooring. Rocks or whatever embedded in the clear substance.
Ah well...

 

[Math Geek]

i'd like it if it was level, smooth and even. maybe covered in epoxy like they do for other projects with rocks such as table tops and such.

 

[USAFRet]

i'd like it if it was level, smooth and even. maybe covered in epoxy like they do for other projects with rocks such as table tops and such.

Right.
A solid block of epoxy or whatever, with things embedded in it.
Rocks, coins, a zen garden design.....

 

[Darkbreeze]

Yes, like that, it would be great. Tell the woman, WTH is wrong with you? And then run. Make sure you are further than arms length away when you say it too.

 

[USAFRet]

Once the flooring rows start to approach that 30" opening, I may yet prevail.

 

[Math Geek]

the photo has to be hosted somewhere. tom's does provide the space for users to save pics, would take too much space for the numbers of users we have here. usually something like imgur is good enough

Imgur

Imgur: The magic of the Internet

imgur.com

when you upload the pic there, it give you a link you can use here to share it. quick and simple

 

[Darkbreeze]

The small, but satisfying culmination of my very first lathe project. After way too long not finishing it.

 

[Darkbreeze]

New project that took a couple of days. Mostly finished now, just need to add a clamp to the bottom so it can be mounted on bar tables etc. for pool cues to rest against while not shooting. For guys (And gals) who play a lot of pool.

I had been hanging onto this plank for many years, not even knowing exactly what kind of wood it was but knowing it was something delicious since it was like easily five times heavier than it looked and probably at least moderately heavier than any wood I'd seen before.

So a chunk of it went from this:

To this:

To this:

And keep in mind that is ONLY from sanding and applying clear mineral oil. No stain, whatsoever. That is the natural color of the wood.

So I took it to a local music shop where the guy builds custom instruments using exotic hardwoods and he tells me that he believes given the original piece and what he sees there, plus how heavy even just that small piece still is, that it is Red Ironwood, which hasn't been commercially available outside of Africa for a while I guess. It's easily the heaviest and hardest wood I've ever seen. Gotta figure out what I'm going to make out of the rest of it.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Ok, so first cue chalker fell apart the first night. Cable was apparently way too weak and broke like during the third game. So............

Cue chalker version 2.0. With a cable about three times thicker that's likely never going to break, and a much smaller body which is infinitely easier to slip in and out of the back pocket AND is made from a small piece of the same wood used in the cue holder above.

 

[Darkbreeze]

Not exactly "woodworking", but I'm pretty damn pleased with the way it turned out, especially considering I made it in about a half hour out of just random materials I had around and never actually expected it to turn out just nearly exactly the way I had envisioned it, because nothing ever does, but, YAY. It did. This might be my million dollar idea because even though there are a ton of pole holders out there, there is nothing even vaguely the same as this, especially scratch built.

Pound it down into any shoreline, and I think it's going to hold up very well with 20 inches of steel rod stuck into the ground. We will see tomorrow, but I think it's going to be good. I'd have been happier with about five or six more inches of steel rod to make it a little more secure, but I think it will be perfectly fine. Hope so.

And believe me, with the 3/8 self tappers holding the PVC to the stud, and the generous amount of silicone helping to glue them together, pretty sure this is going nowhere unless you're after REALLY fricking big fish. And pretty sure I could adapt it to handle that too, with just a few material changes.

 

[SophiaOlivia37]

If you are reading this, then greetings to you. While we usually focus primarily on PC hardware and tech here at Tom's, at least most of us veteran members do, there are a good number of tech enthusiasts who are also enthusiasts in other areas as well and woodworking is one of them.

So, we thought it might be a good idea to create a community thread for those of us, and any of you, who enjoy building things from wood using woodworking tools and techniques, whether as a one time gig, as a hobby or even if you build things for a living. Posts could include anything from woodworking projects, to woodworking tool finds or restorations, questions on tool usage and techniques, or anything that is reasonably related to the topic of woodworking, tools or shop practices. Yes, there are woodworker specific forums out there, but this is for folks who don't want to stray too far from their usual stomping grounds, and are not the "elite" woodworking crowd, so anybody might feel free to participate here regardless of whether it's your first project or your ten thousandth one.

Posting images is certainly encouraged as are sharing details or asking questions of any kind.

If you need to know how to post images, you can learn how to do that here:

How to post images on the Tom's hardware forums

Yeah that cutting board looks great.

@gardenman you should have left your desk post. It looks good too.

 

[digitalgriffin]

I am by no means a wood working genius. But I always loved watching how a piece of wood is turned into a piece of art.

These are some of my favorite channels. As my son says "It's satisfying to watch"

Preston Miller Projects - YouTube
Olivier Gomis - YouTube - He does some HUGE turnings - 3' across or more.
Nick Zammeti - YouTube - He does more interesting things with resin. Less wood, but creative just the same.
David Adamsen - YouTube
Andy Phillip - YouTube - Probably the most talented among them. But they are all good.

That said my wood working skills are more benchwork, and whittling cars for pine derbies with my sons.

But my real hobby is modeling cars, dioramas, trains, buildings. I can focus on my models and just let the world sink away for a while

I did the benchwork and a few of the models in this harbor scene.

 

[Darkbreeze]

WTH? That's awesome. I've always wanted to do that sort of thing, but like with castles and such, but I've always known I wouldn't have the patience for it. So I have a ton of respect for anybody who does.